Site 121G #15A

Photograph

Kaho'olawe Island Reserve Commission

Ki'i pōhaku (petroglyphs) on a boulder at Site 121 Feature G

The image shows a rock surface with ancient petroglyphs (ki'i pōhaku) depicting various human and animal figures, etched into the stone.

Name/Title

Site 121G #15A

Entry/Object ID

2011.001.150

Description

Black & white photo of ki'i pōhaku (petroglyphs) on a boulder with a stick and tag hanging from its at Site 121, Feature G (Boulder Face #3). Photo taken towards base of western slope of west Ahupū Iki Gulch; Ahupū 'Ili, Kaho'olawe.

Photograph Details

Subject

archaeology; petroglyphs; rock art

Subject Place

Site

Site 121G, Site 121

Gulch

Ahupū Iki Gulch

'Ili

Ahupū

Ahupua'a

Kaho'olawe

Moku

Honua'ula

Mokupuni

Maui Mokupuni

State/Province

Hawai'i

Country

United States of America

Collection

Kaho'olawe Collection

Cataloged By

Gavagan,Terri

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Date made

Jan 29, 1980

Notes

Film Size: 135 mm Frame: Roll #B-193 Frame Number: 15A Medium: Photographic Paper Photographic Process: Unknown

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Photograph, Black-and-White

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Archaeological sites, Archaeology, Cultural Resources, Petroglyphs, Rock art

Search Terms

Ahupū Traditional Cultural Property, Habitation site, Hommon's Coastal Settlement Zone, North Coast Work Area, Scatter site, Terrace Site, Ki'i pōhaku, Cultural sites

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

A2-3-3/6.7

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

5 in

Relationships

Related Publications

Notes

Historic Properties Task Order Report Revision 1 UXO Clearance Project Kaho`olawe Island Reserve, Hawai`i Contract No.: N62742-95-D-1369 Task Order: 0052 by Joseph A. Jimenez, M.A. Hallett H. Hammatt, Ph.D. Tanya L. Lee-Greig, M.A. Nancine Kamai, B.A. William Koa Hodgins, B.A. Gerald K. Ida, B.A. Prepared for Parsons-UXB Joint Venture Prepared by Cultural Surveys Hawai`i, Inc. Kailua, Hawai`i September 2004 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY-NOMINATION FORM for Kaho'olawe Site 121

Publication

The petroglyphs of Kaho'olawe, Hawai'i